The public's confidence in higher education continues to drop, but two-year colleges are perceived more favorably than four-year institutions. Confidence in colleges and universities continues to sag ...

A couple of years ago, the Louisiana Board of Regents decided to ditch the term “noncredit” as a way to refer to short-term and workforce programs at colleges and universities. Board members were ...

Most sectors of the U.S. economy are highly concentrated with one notable exception: Higher education. It is ironic that the academy is perhaps the most striking example in American society of the ...

Every year, millions of students pursue higher education outside their home countries, seeking new learning experiences, career opportunities, and cultural exchanges. However, for these students to ...

UNESCO, as the only United Nations agency with a mandate in higher education, works with countries to ensure all students have equal opportunities to access and complete good quality higher education ...

The Higher Education Opportunity Act (Public Law 110-315) (HEOA) was enacted on August 14, 2008, and reauthorizes the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). This page provides information on ...

America faces an opportunity gap. Those born in the bottom ranks have difficulty moving up. Although the United States has long thought of itself as a meritocracy, a place where anyone who gets an ...